Receptacles



Oct. 16, 1956 E. G-BOROWICK RECEPTACLES Filed Nov. 18, 1952 INVENTORATTORNEY United States Patent 1 2,766,874 RECEPTACLES Emma G. Borowick,New York, N. Y. Application November 18, 1952, Serial No. 321,211 1Claim. (Cl. 206-7) My invention relates to improvements in receptaclesor boxes, and more particularly to shoe boxes which, while adaptable foruse in either stores or homes, and to hold shoes of either men or Women,are particularly designed for use in the home for Womens shoes.

It is well known that many women today have shoes of various colors orshades, made of either leather or fabric, and use proper accessories,such as matching hose and gloves to wear with them. When shoes of suedeleather, or fabric, lie on their side, as is usual with the ordinaryshoe box, they tend to scuff and become worn.

It is an object of my invention to provide a shoe box which will holdthe shoes in an upright position in the box so the uppers will notbecome scuffed.

It is a further object to provide a shoe box attachment which willprovide a compartment at one end of the box for accessories, but keepthem out of contact with the shoes.

A further object is to provide a flap on the outside of a shoe box whichwill correspond to the color of the shoes in the box so a person cantell at a glance the shade of shoes in the box without removing the lid.

A still further object is to provide an attachment which can quickly andeasily be secured to a shoe box without any attaching means, and whichcan be removed and placed on another box at any time.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel features and arrangements of parts as will be more fully describedand pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a shoe box, a shoe andaccessories being indicated in dotted line.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with the lid removed, and

Fig. 3 is a view of the blank forming the attachment.

The box shown in the drawing is an ordinary shoe box except that it isof somewhat greater height, and comprises a bottom 10, end walls 11 andside walls 12. The usual lid is provided which includes the top 13having a depending flange 14 which fits over the walls of the box in theusual manner, to enclose the contents.

My improved attachment, or insert, is formed from a blank of heavypaper, plastic or a light sheet metal, and comprises preferably, twopanels 15 and 16 connected by a neck or bridge 17, the panel 16 havingtwo loops 18 secured to its edge removed from the neck 17. v

The loops 18 are bent along the line 18a so as to be at an angle topanel 16. The panel 16 may be folded with relation to the neck 17 alongthe line 19, and the neck may be folded relative to the panel 15 alongthe line 20. Transverse fold lines 21 are provided in the panel 15approximately midway of its length, dividing the panel into twosections, 15a and 15b. The contour of the edge of the section 15b may beof any configuration that is pleasing to the eye, and this portion ofthe panel, which lies outside of the box, may be colored to match thecolor of the shoes in the box, or it may have a label attached to it onwhich the color is written or printed.

When the insert has been folded along the lines 18a 19, 20 and 21 it maybe placed in the box with the fold 21 over the edge of one end wall ofthe box so that the section 15b lies on the outside and the section 15aon the inside of the wall snugly engaging the same. The neck 17 will lieon the bottom of the box and the panel 16 in a substantially verticalposition as seen in Figure 1. In this position the portions 15a, 17 and16, together with 2,766,874 Patented Oct. 16, 1956 the side walls of thebox form a compartment to receive gloves and hose to match the shoes inthe box, and thus these accessories will always be handy, without awoman having to search through bureau drawers for them.

The loops 18 will lie at an angle of approximately 45 though this is notimportant, and may vary. The heels of a pair of shoes may be placed inthe loops, and will be held in an upright position and the sides of theshoes will not be in contact with the bottom of the box and possiblybecome scuffed. Also the loops will hold the shoes spaced apart so theywill not rub against each other. Furthermore, when the shoes are in thisposition they may easily be lifted out of the box when the lid isremoved.

As above pointed out the insert may be made of heavy paper or plastic,which will normally stay in any position to which it is folded, but dueto the well known inherent elasticity of the material the angularposition of the panels and loops, with relation to each other, may bealtered by bending, and will stay fixed in their new positions. Aspreviously mentioned the loops normally lie at an angle of 45 but ifshoes with wide heels are placed in the box and the heels will not fitin the loops when they are in this position, then the panel 16 may bebent toward the left, with reference to Figure 1, and the loops raisednearer the horizontal to accommodate the wider heels.

By folding the panel 15 with portions snugly engaging the inner andouter faces of one end wall of the box, the insert is held againstaccidental removal or displacement and no fastening means are needed. Atthe same time, a slight pull will allow the insert to be removed andused with another box, if desired.

It will be seen that I have provided a shoe box that will hold a pair ofshoes in upright position to prevent scufiing, and provide a compartmentto hold gloves and hose or other accessories that match the shoes sothey will be handy to a woman when getting dressed. The insert is cheapto manufacture and can easily be attached to the box, yet can quickly beremoved and used on another box if desired.

Various slight changes may be made in arrangements of parts if desiredand hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth butconsider myself at liberty to make such alterations as fairly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A receptacle for shoes comprising side Walls and a bottom closure, ashoe retaining and spacing insert of sheet material and comprising aseries of panels connected by folded lines, two adjacent panels at oneend of said insert both foldable in parallel relationship and engagingboth sides of a side wall of the receptacle, a third panel connected tothe panel on the inside of the wall of the receptable, bent at rightangles thereto and lying in contact with the bottom closure of the box,a fourth panel connected to the third panel at its end remote from thefirst two mentioned panels and at least approximately parallel thereto,and loops secured to the fourth panel to receive the heels of a pair ofshoes.

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